STB firmware updates finally complete in our home

Our DVR updated one night last month. But the two non-DVR STB's did not get their updates until this last two or three nights. The one in the kitchen was the final one in our house to get it. Biggest difference immediately noticeable is that the bright blue HD indicator light now turns off when the box is off. But limited testing indicates that the On Demand service now is performing much more quickly....more like it used to do before IT was updated sometime back. I noticed a change in the menu tab for setting screen format and HD settings. I like it better. All is working fine.

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Although it is a few button presses, it is so much better than the menu. For starters, the enter button gives you the options on the right side pop out instead of an overlay. And the scrolling is much more user friendly than all the "OK" pushes of the old way.

Re: STB firmware updates finally complete in our home

Well.......we did discover a glitch. My wife started complaining that programs she ordered recorded.....were NOT recording.....even though they showed up as being scheduled for recording on the menu.

So, before calling CS, I performed a hard reboot of both STB's by pulling the power connector and reconnecting. Then I did the same with the DVR. After that everything seems to be working OK. I tested it and recordings are being made as ordered. I wonder if there was some problem with the DVR (updated last month) recognizing the freshly updated STB's. Oh well. Not important....works now.

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Re: STB firmware updates finally complete in our home

I got the update night before last on everything at once, DVR - VIP1225, STBs VIP1200s, in Ann Arbor Michigan area. The DVR is a TON more responsive now, like night and day difference. A lot of little things like updated graphic pictures in the menus and in the guide. Blue light finally turns off. On demand is a little more responsive as well, I still don't like all the extra button presses to get anywhere in the on demand system (even in menu view), but it works a little snappier now.

Re: STB firmware updates finally complete in our home

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Re: STB firmware updates finally complete in our home

JefferMC wrote:

Our DVR got it yesterday. I haven't checked the STB's yet. I haven't used it enough to form any opinion.

My system is bass ackwards. The STB's got the update, sometimes over the weekend but not the DVR. I may do a hard boot on the DVR but something tells me that it has not been pushed yet. I don't use the zoom / enter button so other than the "Press OK to watch" splash being changed to the press ok / tips and a "Watch the next episode" option where there are multiple recordings, I have not noticed much different.

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dhascall wrote:

the "Press OK to watch" splash being changed to the press ok / tips and a "Watch the next episode" option where there are multiple recordings, I have not noticed much different.

First two things my wife noticed. The problem with the "Watch the next episode" button is that you have to remember to come back and delete the episode you just watched. Hitting erase, then selecting the bottom episode seems better. Oh, wait, that's what we were doing before the update.

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Re: STB firmware updates finally complete in our home

the "Press OK to watch" splash being changed to the press ok / tips and a "Watch the next episode" option where there are multiple recordings, I have not noticed much different.

First two things my wife noticed. The problem with the "Watch the next episode" button is that you have to remember to come back and delete the episode you just watched. Hitting erase, then selecting the bottom episode seems better. Oh, wait, that's what we were doing before the update.

Right you (and your wife) are, Jeffer! I thought of that myself. Maybe on the next update, there will be an "Erase/Watch Next Episode" option.

Going back to the issue of the STB's having the new release and not the DVR. I did a reboot and BAM! there was a note about the new update. So, if your STB's have it but your DVR does not, you might want to reboot it!

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Re: STB firmware updates finally complete in our home

the "Press OK to watch" splash being changed to the press ok / tips and a "Watch the next episode" option where there are multiple recordings, I have not noticed much different.

First two things my wife noticed. The problem with the "Watch the next episode" button is that you have to remember to come back and delete the episode you just watched. Hitting erase, then selecting the bottom episode seems better. Oh, wait, that's what we were doing before the update.

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